I dreamed up a lesson today where our class listened to Coldplay’s “Clocks”. It actually turned out to be a good lesson. The students spent time with a map of England finding where each of the band members originally came from, and they answered questions based on a short biography that I adapted from Coldplay’s website.
We listened to the song, and the students followed along with a lyric sheet. It was interesting how different classes reacted. The afternoon classes almost fell asleep, and the early classes gave a big round of applause afterwards. It was fun.
After lunch I got a phone call from the vice principal of Akashi Nishi high school. Akashi Nishi is the high school right next to my apartment, where Melanie works. The vice principal said that she had heard that I have Melanie’s spare key, and she wanted me to bring it to them at the school.
It was kind of weird for them to call me, especially while I was working. I was curious, but I agreed to drop it off after school. Strange.
Mr. Hayashi had said earlier this week that he was planning a trip to a beer garden in Kobe to have beer and sausages on Thursday night. Today he said that he had invited Miss Yamamoto, the former English teacher from our school. He said that since a woman was joining us, we would be going to a nice restaurant instead.
I told him that I was looking forward to beer and sausages, and so I’d skip the trip this time and go with them next time they go to the beer garden. Mr. Hayashi beat a hasty retreat and said that maybe we’d go to the beer garden after all. So I think I’ll get my beer and sausages on Thursday.
After school I left a bit earlier to give me time to swing by Akashi Nishi. At the school the vice principal happened to be outside saying goodbye to somebody. She came up to me and said “You must be Bryan”. How’d she guess?
I gave her the key and asked about Melanie. She said that Melanie was doing fine and still in the apartment. I think that soon she’ll be moving out though. I’m going to attend a party with her on Friday, so I’ll be sure to get the details then.
I asked about the replacement ALT, and she said that they are getting two new ALTs this year. One is a girl from England and one is a girl from Canada. She wasn’t sure which would be living in the apartment, but it sounds like either way it’ll be female.
Tonight I converted some leftover scraps into tacos, and had a Mexican feast. I spent some time memorizing vocabulary, and now I’m getting ready to hit the sack early. The weather has been really nice lately, and I’m hoping it’ll hold through the week!
